Pest Control License for Civil Companies

This service is provided by Ministry Of Health
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Service Description

  • This service allows the business sector of civil companies to obtain a license for pest control. This license is given after conducting technical surveys of the applicant companies and the medical examination on the technicians working for these companies and technical examinations for them.

Eligibility or Criteria

  • General Conditions
  • The applicant must be a Kuwaiti citizen and not less than (21) years
  • The applicant must not have any criminal record
  • The applicant must provide one pest control technician at least who has license from the Ministry of Health in Kuwait
  • The Conditions in the Warehouse of Storing Pesticides
  • The location of the factory must always be consistent with the plan approved by the Ministry of Health and no changes may take place in the location except after the approval of the competent authorities
  • The engineering plan of the location and the warehouse and the affiliated buildings must be consistent with the stipulated conditions and the used materials in the construction and preparation of the building which are stipulated by the mutual permanent committee for the organization of the manufacturing, importation and handling of pesticides approved by one of the licensed engineering offices and the authority concerned with giving the license as a complementary condition for obtaining the license
  • The engineering plan of the location and the warehouse and the buildings included must be approved by one of the authorized engineering offices. This plan must be attached, after being approved by the competent authority, to the license and is considered a complementary condition for the license. The location must always be consistent with the plan approved by the Ministry of Health and no changes may take place in the location except after the approval of the competent authorities
  • The warehouse must be far from the residence areas and food warehouses
  • The warehouse must be located in a separate building and must consist of a ground floor and another one floor above the ground level directly and must have an area not less than (35) square meters
  • The warehouse must have inner cooling system so that the temperature degree is between (17-25) Celsius, and the humidity is not more than (50%). The cooling system must be completely separate and not connected to any other place. It must also be an open system that allows the suction of (30-50%) of the inside air to reduce pollution
  • Adequate natural ventilation must be available to renew air continuously by using suction fans of appropriate capacity in case of not operating the cooling system
  • Electrical lighting that emits strong heat or any other source of heat such as (heaters - stove) must be banned inside the warehouse which can cause fire
  • The stored materials must be placed inside the warehouse on bases or shelves made of inflammable materials and do not absorb the stored materials. The height of the stored items in the warehouse must not be less than 30 cm from the ground level and not more than two thirds of the walls height and must be at a distance of 75 cm at least from the wall in order to facilitate the movement and cleaning works in the warehouse
  • A changing room, protection equipment and first aid kit must be available
  • Enough showering bathrooms must be available according to the number of workers on the location
  • A warehouse for storing the equipment and machines used in pest control must be available
  • A room or place for mixing pesticides must be available provided that it is furnished with appropriate cooling or ventilation equipment, and that electrical equipment used in mixing pesticides has to be of the type that is firmly locked and the mixing room and the warehouse must be in one place
  • The location must be equipped with drainage system and another system to dispose of liquid and solid industrial waste if necessary

Required Documents

  • Required General Documents
  • Copy of the civil ID and nationality certificate of the company owner
  • The license of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on which the pest control activity is added
  • A copy of the license from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to the company
  • Copy of the articles of incorporation of the company authenticated by the Ministry of Justice
  • Copy of the lease contract of the company and the pesticides warehouse and a lease receipt of a recent date of the company and the pesticides warehouse or a proof of ownership
  • A list of the vehicles used in the pest control
  • A list of the pesticides used in pest control which are authorized in Kuwait
  • A list of the names of the persons working in pest control
  • The Required Documents for the Pesticides Warehouse
  • Copy of the lease contract of the importing company and its warehouse
  • A lease receipt of the company and the warehouse of recent date or a proof of the ownership of the warehouse
  • Copy of the engineering plan of the location and the warehouse and the affiliated buildings according to the stipulated conditions and the used materials in the construction and preparation of the building which are stipulated by the mutual permanent committee for the organization of the manufacturing, importation and handling of pesticides
  • Copy of the license of the Fire Service Directorate for the pesticides warehouse, provided that the activity is the storage of dangerous materials (pesticides).

Procedures

Bring the file of the company which includes the required papers and documents and visit the Medical Insect and Rodent Control Section in the Public Health Department affiliated with the Ministry of Health
The technicians working for the company undergo medical examinations in the occupational Health Section (The Ministry of Health of Kuwait)
A technical evaluation exam of pest control is held by the competent technical committee for the technicians of the companies in the Insect Control Department - Ministry of Health of Kuwait
Pay the fees due

Fees

(0) KD
 Variable Fees
(500) KD Fixed Fees: Fees to issue the pest control license (pesticides).
(100) KD Fixed Fees: Annual renewal fees of the pest control license. These fees must be paid three months before the expiration of the license.
(500) KD Fixed Fees: Fees to issue a warehouse license to store the pesticides.
(100) KD Fixed Fees: Fees of annual renewal of the warehouse license to store pesticides.
 

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